1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 August Voice | Page 18

GO BOY'S BLACK JACK
AND DONALD PASCHAL
ARE READY TO MEET ALL
CHALLENGERS FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
THE WORLD
By Fred E. Friend
A great horse — perfect in the
symmetry of his conformation,
true in each of the Walking Horse
gaits, and royal in his bloodlines
— and a great rider — experienced
in the fine art of bringing out the
best in a colt and gradually mould­
ing him into a flawless perfection
of gaits, competitive in showing
against all challengers until the
superiority of his horse is clearly
demonstrated to judges and spec­
tators alike, and gracious and gen­
tlemanly in winning or losing —
this is the combination the best
Walking Horses and the best train­
ers of the nation will encounter
when they meet GO BOY’S
BLACK JACK and Donald Pas­
chal in the big ring at the Na­
tional Celebration.
GO BOY’S BLACK JACK, four-
year-old stallion owned by Cap­
tain and Mrs. Earl A. Self, of Mo­
bile, Alabama, was born a cham­
pion. By MERRY GO BOY out of
a mare' by MIDNIGHT SUN, he
carries the best in bloodlines of the
modern Tennessee Walking Horse.
Raised by Hall McNabb, of Mur­
freesboro,
Tennessee,
BLACK
JACK was bought by Captain Self
during the weanling stallion class
at the 1960 Celebration. He won
both the class and the weanling
championship in 1960. He won
both the class and the yearling
championship in 1961. He was re­
serve champion in both the class
and the two-year-old championship
stake in 1962. He won the class for
junior stallions and the Junior
Championship of the World in
1963. Thus BLACK JACK is many
times over a champion in every
kind of competition.
BLACK JACK has defeated
every horse he has ever shown
against. At the 1962 Celebration he
was second to one horse in both the
class and the Championship stake;
but in 1963 the positions were re­
versed and that horse was reserve
to BLACK JACK in both the class
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and the stake. A renewal of this in­
tense but friendly rivalry between
GO BOY’S BLACK JACK and
PERFECTION’S CARBON COPY
is sure to be one of the thrilling
events of this 1964 Celebration.
In shows other than the National
Celebration Donald Paschal and
BLACK JACK have won blue rib­
bons and trophies too numerous to
mention. In 1963 alone they won
twenty-one straight blues in the
best shows around the country. In
1964 they have won two blues in
two shows and doubtless would
have added many, many more to
their collection had not a serious
virus infection sidelined BLACK
JACK just as the 1964 season was
getting into full swing. We can
report, however, from first-hand
observation that the popular young
horse is looking as good as ever
and Donald says he is doing as
much as ever. By the time the gates
open into the big ring, BLACK
JACK will be at his all-time peak
and ready for whatever feats of
skill and endurance he is called
upon to perform.
Of all the good shows he has
made in his three seasons under
saddle, which has been his great­
est show so far? Such a question al­
ways provokes differences of opin­
ion; however, this writer feels that
BLACK JACK’S performance in
the Junior Stake at Montgomery
last November is the greatest he
has seen. There was a special bloom
to his appearance and an extra
surge of power in his gaits when
he walked away from all compe­
tition that night. Perhaps it was be­
cause he was well rested after an
unusually strenuous summer — at
any rate, he was really great then
and was serving special notice of
what to expect of him in 1964!
The veteran trainer behind this
greatness in the horse is the popu­
lar and successful Donald Paschal,
of Woodbury, Tennessee. For two
decades this quiet and unassuming
man has been one of the most re­
spected trainers in the business.
From all over America owners
bring their most promising colts to
Woodbury and turn them over to
this acknowledged master-trainer
of young horses. His consistent suc­
cess in the show ring is a tribute
to his native ability and to his
willingness to work long and hard
to master the art of handling each
horse so that the best possible de­
velopment of his gaits results. As­
sisting Donald in these achieve­
ments is one of the best young
trainers to be found, Carlton Pitts,
also of Woodbury.
So great is the demand for his
services that last fall Donald had
to take time out to build a fine
new barn to house the approxi­
mately fifty horses constantly in
training with him. This new barn
is a show place, and Donald and
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